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A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 75/100. Scores higher than 85% of the 6,966 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic75/100
847 audience votes
Key crew
- Sean DurkinDirector
- Sean DurkinWriter
- Saunder JurriaansOriginal Music Composer
- Danny BensiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Elizabeth OlsenMartha
- Sarah PaulsonLucy
- Hugh DancyTed
- John HawkesPatrick
- Brady CorbetWatts
- Louisa KrauseZoe
- Christopher AbbottMax
- Maria DizziaKatie
- Julia GarnerSarah
- Adam David ThompsonBartender
- Allen McCulloughMan in Home #2
- Lauren MolinaCult Member
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Themes
mind controlrapesexual abusesibling relationshippost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)paranoiagroup sexcultpatriarchypolygamyconnecticutmemory
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